This "Saguaro Cactus" public-art project by Gordon Huether consists of three dichroic glass cactus plants, the tallest of which reaches 20 feet tall. The project is located at the Southside Public Safety Complex at 4410 S Park Avenue in Tucson.

Tuesday June 30, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

The magic of dichroic glass energizes an Arizona public-art project

The magical interplay of glass and light has transfixed the human eye throughout history, but perhaps nothing can compare to the color-shifting properties of dichroic glass. Advances in science have explained how specific metal oxides encased or deposited on the surface can create a dramatic chromatic shift with even slight changes to the viewing angle (similar to when a thin film of oil or gas floats on top of a puddle of water), but when you actually witness the phenomenon in glass, explanation becomes irrelevant—the effect is absolutely captivating.

The Boyd Family Memorial Window The Falls For Second Congregational Church Winsted Connecticut 1898 1

Wednesday June 10, 2026 | by Lilla Johnson

Rare Tiffany window with waterfall motif and a $1.5 – 2 million estimate going up for auction at Christie's

The Boyd Family Memorial Window (The Falls) by Tiffany Studios will be sold to the highest bidder at a Christie’s auction at the auction house’s Rockefeller Center location in New York at 3 PM Eastern Standard Time on June 10th. The window, which was commissioned by Ellen Wright Boyd in 1898, had been installed for over a century at the Second Congregational Church in Winsted, Connecticut.

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The magic of dichroic glass energizes an Arizona public-art project

Rare Tiffany window with waterfall motif and a $1.5 – 2 million estimate going up for auction at Christie's